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Astroconodon denisoni
Taxonomy
Astroconodon denisoni was named by Patterson (1951) [genotype]. Its type specimen is FMNH PM 542, a mandible (lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Greenwood Canyon, which is in an Aptian/Albian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Antlers Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Astroconodon.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1951 | Astroconodon denisoni Patterson |
| 1956 | Astroconodon denisoni Patterson p. 8 |
| 2004 | Astroconodon denisoni Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 219, 248 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Astroconodon denisoni Patterson 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 122.46000 to 109.00000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | USA (Texas) | Astroconodon denisoni (14408) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | USA (Texas) | Astroconodon denisoni (type locality: 14388) Triconodonta indet. (14375) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | USA (Oklahoma) | Astroconodon denisoni (14374 14392) | |
| Albian | USA (Texas) | Astroconodon denisoni (14390 14391 14411) |